4.8 Awards And Recognitions
Below are examples of both internal and external environmental awards and recognitions
received by Tyson Foods during fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
- Our Dawson, Georgia, poultry facility received the Honorable Mention Award from
U.S. Poultry and Egg Association's 2008 Clean Water Award competition in the
pretreatment category.
- In March 2008, Tyson Foods recognized six locations for their environmental performance
by presenting them with a Facility Environmental Stewardship award.
- In May 2008, our Green Forest, Arkansas, poultry facility was honored as one of
five finalists for the 2007 Arkansas Environmental Stewardship Award, also known
as the ENVY Award.
- The American Meat Institute (AMI) recognized 47 Tyson Foods' facilities for
their environmental performance in fiscal year 2008 and 33 facilities in fiscal
year 2009.
- In April 2009, our Joslin, Illinois, beef facility received the J. Edward Meers
Industrial Achievement Award for their wastewater treatment efforts from the Illinois
Association of Water Pollution Control Operators and the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency.
- In May 2009, Alabama's Water Environment Association awarded the Wastewater
Department at our Blountsville, Alabama, poultry processing location the 2008 Excellence
in Wastewater Treatment Award – Category 4 Biological Advanced Treatment.
- Our World Headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas, was named one of the area's
greenest offices by Arkansas Business in August 2009.
- In November 2009, our Lexington, Nebraska, beef facility received the Scott Wilbur
Award and Gold Safety Award from Nebraska Water Environment Association. This is
the sixth year in a row the facility has received the Scott Wilbur Award and the
fifth year in a row the facility has received the Gold Safety Award.
- Our Dakota City, Nebraska, wastewater treatment plant was also recognized by the
Nebraska Water Environment Association in November 2009 with the Scott Wilbur Award.
- In 2009, our Tyson de Mexico Popular Plant, Citra Plant, and feed mill each received
the Certificacion Industrial Limpia (Clean Industry Certification) award from the
Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente (Attorney General for Environmental
Protection) for their compliance with federal, state, and municipal regulations.
- Our Prepared Foods facilities in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, received wastewater
treatment awards in 2009. Dallas, for the sixth year in a row, received the Blue
Thumb Award from the Dallas Water Department for their wastewater treatment compliance,
and Fort Worth received the Pretreatment Associates Award from Fort Worth for their
wastewater treatment compliance performance from June 2007 through May 2009.
- The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association chose our Monett, Missouri, poultry facility
as the winner of its 2009 National Clean Water Award in the pretreatment category.
Also in 2009, Monett received their second platinum and tenth gold award from the
Missouri Water Environmental Association for 100 percent industrial wastewater pretreatment
compliance.